"An arbitration clause cannot impose pre-deposit conditions so onerous as to render the right to sue, at the very threshold, illusory or nugatory. A stipulation
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"Registration may furnish a supporting circumstance regarding genuineness, but it does not dispense with proof of testamentary execution and attestation." Supreme Court, in a significant
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"The purpose behind Section 12 was not to freeze the other proceedings against the accused till proceedings under the Gangsters Act were concluded. The purpose was only
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"The right to speedy trial is not only the prerogative of the accused but is also a valuable right of the victim and any inordinate delay in
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"On the very same set of depositions, assigning similar roles to all the accused persons, either all should have been convicted or acquitted." Supreme Court,
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"The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's choice is of the essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at
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"The statutory burden placed upon the accused is exceptionally high, especially in cases involving commercial quantities. As evidenced by the observations in Najeeb that the conditions therein
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"If these people themselves turn out to be fake, false or non-existent, the process in place is rendered entirely ineffective, putting an irreparable loss to the security
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"It is clear from the reading of the aforesaid judgments that the ordinary principle of grant of reinstatement with full back wages, when the termination
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"There is a constitutional obligation on the State to consider the representations of detainees, irrespective of whether such representation was made before or after the
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"It is not in dispute that the crucial guidelines would be those guidelines that were in vogue as of the date of the conviction
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"The review petitioner seeks a fresh adjudication of her own competing claim by inviting this Court to compare the merits of the two athletes. Such
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"It is settled proposition of law that in order to attract Section 489C mere possession of counterfeit note is not sufficient unless the Mens rea
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"Remand is not to be adopted as a matter of course, and the Judgment of remand reflects the Appellate Court’s incorrect exercise of its discretion."
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"Such actions, in the present peculiar facts, are arbitrary and cannot be sustained." Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling, quashed an Exit Permit issued
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"Surety has no right to restrain execution of the decree against him until the creditor has exhausted his remedy against the principal debtor for the
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"The hypothesis of an accidental drowning that looms large from the evidence led at the trial; more plausible than a homicide." Supreme Court, in a
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"As a general rule, a court can and may act on the testimony of a single witness though uncorroborated. One credible witness outweighs the testimony of a
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"When the facts are known to both the parties, omission by one party to do what he might have done would not render its suppression."
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"Any contract of sale which is not a registered deed of conveyance would fall short of the requirements of Sections 54 and 55 of the
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"An arbitration clause cannot impose pre-deposit conditions so onerous as to render the right to sue, at the very threshold, illusory or nugatory. A stipulation
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"Registration may furnish a supporting circumstance regarding genuineness, but it does not dispense with proof of testamentary execution and attestation." Supreme Court, in a significant
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"The purpose behind Section 12 was not to freeze the other proceedings against the accused till proceedings under the Gangsters Act were concluded. The purpose was only
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"The right to speedy trial is not only the prerogative of the accused but is also a valuable right of the victim and any inordinate delay in
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"On the very same set of depositions, assigning similar roles to all the accused persons, either all should have been convicted or acquitted." Supreme Court,
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"The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's choice is of the essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at
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"The statutory burden placed upon the accused is exceptionally high, especially in cases involving commercial quantities. As evidenced by the observations in Najeeb that the conditions therein
read more
"If these people themselves turn out to be fake, false or non-existent, the process in place is rendered entirely ineffective, putting an irreparable loss to the security
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"Remand is not to be adopted as a matter of course, and the Judgment of remand reflects the Appellate Court’s incorrect exercise of its discretion."
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"The hypothesis of an accidental drowning that looms large from the evidence led at the trial; more plausible than a homicide." Supreme Court, in a
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"As a general rule, a court can and may act on the testimony of a single witness though uncorroborated. One credible witness outweighs the testimony of a
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"When the facts are known to both the parties, omission by one party to do what he might have done would not render its suppression."
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"Any contract of sale which is not a registered deed of conveyance would fall short of the requirements of Sections 54 and 55 of the
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"By loss of consortium, the courts have made an attempt to compensate the loss of spouse's affection, comfort, solace, companionship, society, assistance, protection, care and
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"Parties cannot be permitted to adduce oral evidence as to them by an indirect method." Supreme Court, in a judgment dated August 14, 2026, held that once
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"The Second Schedule also contains Rule 61 which supplies the consequences of and the remedy precisely for such a default, namely an application to set
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"The protection is by its own text personal to the judgment debtor as it is confined to a house belonging to and occupied by the
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"Suffice it to observe that having interacted with the child we are of the opinion that the interest and welfare of the child would be
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"When the plaintiff affirms trademark infringement, even if the written statement is not on record, the defendant is entitled to put the question which queries
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"Upon perusal of the impugned order, we are satisfied that the Division Bench committed serious error in exercising its review jurisdiction." Supreme Court, in a significant ruling,
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"It is clear from the reading of the aforesaid judgments that the ordinary principle of grant of reinstatement with full back wages, when the termination
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"There is a constitutional obligation on the State to consider the representations of detainees, irrespective of whether such representation was made before or after the
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"It is not in dispute that the crucial guidelines would be those guidelines that were in vogue as of the date of the conviction
read more
"The review petitioner seeks a fresh adjudication of her own competing claim by inviting this Court to compare the merits of the two athletes. Such
read more
"It is settled proposition of law that in order to attract Section 489C mere possession of counterfeit note is not sufficient unless the Mens rea
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"Such actions, in the present peculiar facts, are arbitrary and cannot be sustained." Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling, quashed an Exit Permit issued
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"Surety has no right to restrain execution of the decree against him until the creditor has exhausted his remedy against the principal debtor for the
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"Every employee in the managerial cadre may not necessarily have the power to appoint or dismiss personnel nor indeed would an employee engaged mainly in a
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"The victim of a crime must have an absolute right to prefer an appeal which cannot be circumscribed by any condition precedent." Punjab and Haryana
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"The medico legal report does not support the allegation of commission of rape on her and the age of the victim has been found to
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"The dispute is confined to the fact whether flat in all respect was complete on 12.05.2022 or was completed thereafter. It is a pure question
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"Merely because the Petitioner has filed an application seeking condonation of delay of 2 days as per the office note that does not ipso facto
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"It is evident from the aforesaid recital in the reply to the notice that the defendants, in fact, denied their liability to pay interest. A
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"It is a well-settled principal of constitutional jurisprudence that a writ petition is not a panacea for the resolution of deep-seated civil controversies. The extraordinary
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Kerala High Court, in a significant ruling, held that properties acquired prior to the commission of a predicate offence can be provisionally attached under the
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"Allegation springs when the stock market falls. The allegation is that the desired amount is not handed over by the petitioner to the complainant. On
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"The gravity of the original offence and the length of the sentence imposed by the court are, by themselves, not relevant considerations while deciding a
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"An accused may commit or participate in an act constituting one offence, but that fact alone cannot make him constructively liable for another offence unless the act
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"In the absence of evidence establishing these crucial links, the prosecution's version remains an inference built upon suspicion rather than a conclusion founded on proven
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Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant ruling, dismissed a writ petition challenging a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable's dismissal, holding that courts
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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